Understanding the Opioid Epidemic: Implications for our daily practice

Session Format

Live Webinar

Session Type

Interactive Session

Topic Area

Critical Care

Session Date

October 18, 2020 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Description

Opioids use has increased dramatically in recent decades, and is now considered a health care crisis. The goal of this session is to help pulmonary providers appreciate the scope of the opioid epidemic and its specific relevance to our patients. Experts will give an overview of the opioid epidemic from a public health standpoint and highlight implications for providers in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Specific topics to be addressed will include management of acute pain in critically ill patients with a history of chronic opioid use and tolerance and the impact of opioid use on sleep-disordered breathing.

Learning Objective 1

To recognize the public health impact of the opioid epidemic, including implications for our patients.

Learning Objective 2

To explore the challenges encountered by intensivists when caring for critically ill patients using chronic opioids.

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand


Cost:	FREE


Credit Offered:	1 CME Credit